The Crown Aberfan Disaster
The actual aberfan disaster of october 21 1966 killed 144 people.
The crown aberfan disaster. Olivia colman as the queen in the netflix series the crown filming a scene from the aberfan disaster in south wales. Episode three centers on the harrowing tale of a mining disaster that struck the welsh village of aberfan in 1966 and the queens response to the crisis. Olivia colman as queen elizabeth in series.
The aberfan disaster features heavily in season three of netflixs award winning series the crown which returns to viewers screens this sunday after a two year absence. On october 21 1966 a coal tip flooded by heavy rains collapsed in aberfan wales engulfing parts of the village including the pantglas junior school and killing 116 children and 28 adults.